Hmmm. The one star rating that the previous reviewer gave perplexes me because I find that this works really well.It might be because she didn't wet the little pad first. If you don't wet it (I don't remember if it says to or not, but you have to), then, yes, I'd give it one star too! It won't work.

However, if you wet it slightly, it gets out toothpaste that may have gotten on your top or dress or deodorant (I use LaVanila deodorant-it's not an anti-perspirant so I can't comment on how well it would remove that from fabric) that may have stained your clothing when you put your top or dress on like magic. The stain completely disappears.

If you notice toothpaste or deodorant on your clothing that has been on their for a while (how embarassing!), it will still get it off, but you will have to rub the stain for it to do so.

If you remove a clothing stain right away, you still have to rub just a little bit and it completely takes it away (if the stain is large, you may have to remove a little of the stain, rinse the pad and then remove the rest of the stain).

When you are done, run the pad under water and that's it.

The pad doesn't make a wet stain on your clothing, so compared to using a washcloth or whatever to get off a stain (you might as well put your whole top in the sink), I think it's great (and more effective).